Info Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?

[MrdrCake]

The well-known phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ is a testament to our belief that attractiveness is ephemeral. For example, the philosopher David Hume is often quoted for making the argument that beauty, ‘is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind contemplates a different beauty’

While individual and cross-cultural differences exist, this politically correct view of beauty is to some extent false. Actually, agreement between individuals is one of the best-documented findings in facial attractiveness research since the 70s. Across many studies it has been found that there is a high degree of agreement from people within a particular culture and also high agreement between people from different cultures

If different people can agree on which faces are attractive and which are not attractive when judging faces of varying ethnic background, then this suggests that people everywhere are all using similar criteria in their judgements.

Symmetry
Facial Symmetry plays an integral role in the attractiveness of one’s face, studies have found people prefer symmetrical faces, much more to even the same faces that had been simply morphed to be asymmetrical

Here is an example of a face with high amounts of symmetry

Averageness
Overall ethnic averageness also determines one’s total facial appeal, this is to say that a face closer to the ethnic average of the person’s racial background has been found to be much more attractive

You can see how even simple changes in features can affect facial aesthetics

Dimorphism
Sexually dimorphic features, specifically masculinized features on males, and feminized features on females, can determine how sexually proficient, and healthy one is viewed. Greatly adding to overall attractiveness

Notice that the female face that shares femininely dimorphic features is more appealing, same with the male face with masculinely dimorphic features

Physical beauty is completely objective

 

[sigma]

Averageness
Overall ethnic averageness also determines one’s total facial appeal, this is to say that a face closer to the ethnic average of the person’s racial background has been found to be much more attractive

I thought rarer traits are more attractive, like blue eyes and shi. In ancient greece for example red hair and light eyes were considered attracitve cuz they were rare. same applies to other cultures

 

[MrdrCake]

I thought rarer traits are more attractive, like blue eyes and shi. In ancient greece for example red hair and light eyes were considered attracitve cuz they were rare. same applies to other cultures

It’s kind of a mix of both

You want a basic overall structure and foundation of ethnic averageness with one or two striking or unique features

Scarcity of a certain trait definitely makes it more attractive, hence why the most attractive features are the recessive genes

 

[sigma]

It’s kind of a mix of both

You want a basic overall structure and foundation of ethnic averageness with one or two striking or unique features

Scarcity of a certain trait definitely makes it more attractive, hence why the most attractive features are the recessive genes

that makes a lot of sense, yeah

 

[MrdrCake]

that makes a lot of sense, yeah

Yeah, there are definitely some exceptions to this stuff

That being said these exceptions usually are only exceptions because of a baseline of extremely high symmetry and dimorphism

 

[MrdrCake]

This is what I mean when talking about averageness, Matt bomer resembles the North Atlantid pheno quite a bit, but he also has high dimorphism and a robust bone structure, making his face have high averageness while still being quite striking

 

[Whitepill]

idk i feel like there’s too many gaps in the blackpill

 

[Whitepill]

It’s gotta be subjective occasionally

 

[MrdrCake]

It’s gotta be subjective occasionally

It’s subjective in the way that personality, presence, and style can greatly influence your attractiveness, but what is biologically physically attractive Is completely objective

And this isn’t black pill, I believe looks don’t determine how well your life goes or whether you’re able to attract a partner or not, that being said this is more of a scientific and objective look at physical aesthetics

 

[Whitepill]

It’s subjective in the way that personality, presence, and style can greatly influence your attractiveness, but what is biologically physically attractive Is completely objective

And this isn’t black pill, I believe looks don’t determine how well your life goes or whether you’re able to attract a partner or not, that being said this is more of a scientific and objective look at physical aesthetics

true. In PSL it’s good to remind ourselves that who looks better is subjective but beauty is objective